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Superficial injury of neck (S10)

ICD-10 code section S10 covers superficial injuries of the neck, including common conditions such as contusions, abrasions, blisters, and bites. These codes specify the type of injury and the encounter phase, helping medical coders select the precise code for accurate documentation.

This section addresses various superficial neck injuries like contusion of throat (S10.0XXA), also known by synonyms such as contusion of oropharynx or larynx, and abrasions of the throat (S10.11XA), which includes scratches or superficial skin injuries. It also covers less common cases such as traumatic blisters (S10.12XA), external constriction injuries, superficial foreign bodies like splinters (S10.15XA), and insect or animal bites (S10.16XA). The codes detail whether the encounter is initial, subsequent, or for sequelae, supporting precise tracking of injury progression and treatment phases. Many codes also allow specificity for injuries to other parts of the neck or unspecified areas, ensuring thorough clinical classification. Understanding these synonyms and distinctions in the ICD-10 code for superficial injury of neck enables healthcare professionals to accurately identify and code these conditions for proper patient care and record-keeping.

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)

    • Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

        • Superficial injury of neck (S10)

        • S10 Superficial injury of neck
        • S10.0 Contusion of throat
        • S10.0XXA Contusion of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.0XXD Contusion of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.0XXS Contusion of throat, sequela
        • S10.1 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throat
        • S10.10 Unspecified superficial injuries of throat
        • S10.10XA Unspecified superficial injuries of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.10XD Unspecified superficial injuries of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.10XS Unspecified superficial injuries of throat, sequela
        • S10.11 Abrasion of throat
        • S10.11XA Abrasion of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.11XD Abrasion of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.11XS Abrasion of throat, sequela
        • S10.12 Blister (nonthermal) of throat
        • S10.12XA Blister (nonthermal) of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.12XD Blister (nonthermal) of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.12XS Blister (nonthermal) of throat, sequela
        • S10.14 External constriction of part of throat
        • S10.14XA External constriction of part of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.14XD External constriction of part of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.14XS External constriction of part of throat, sequela
        • S10.15 Superficial foreign body of throat
        • S10.15XA Superficial foreign body of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.15XD Superficial foreign body of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.15XS Superficial foreign body of throat, sequela
        • S10.16 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat
        • S10.16XA Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.16XD Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.16XS Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat, sequela
        • S10.17 Other superficial bite of throat
        • S10.17XA Other superficial bite of throat, initial encounter
        • S10.17XD Other superficial bite of throat, subsequent encounter
        • S10.17XS Other superficial bite of throat, sequela
        • S10.8 Superficial injury of other specified parts of neck
        • S10.80 Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck
        • S10.80XA Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.80XD Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.80XS Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.81 Abrasion of other specified part of neck
        • S10.81XA Abrasion of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.81XD Abrasion of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.81XS Abrasion of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.82 Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck
        • S10.82XA Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.82XD Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.82XS Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.83 Contusion of other specified part of neck
        • S10.83XA Contusion of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.83XD Contusion of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.83XS Contusion of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.84 External constriction of other specified part of neck
        • S10.84XA External constriction of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.84XD External constriction of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.84XS External constriction of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.85 Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck
        • S10.85XA Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.85XD Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.85XS Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.86 Insect bite of other specified part of neck
        • S10.86XA Insect bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.86XD Insect bite of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.86XS Insect bite of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.87 Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck
        • S10.87XA Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.87XD Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.87XS Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.9 Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.90 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.90XA Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.90XD Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.90XS Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.91 Abrasion of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.91XA Abrasion of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.91XD Abrasion of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.91XS Abrasion of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.92 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.92XA Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.92XD Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.92XS Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.93 Contusion of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.93XA Contusion of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.93XD Contusion of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.93XS Contusion of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.94 External constriction of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.94XA External constriction of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.94XD External constriction of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.94XS External constriction of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.95 Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.95XA Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.95XD Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.95XS Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.96 Insect bite of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.96XA Insect bite of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.96XD Insect bite of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.96XS Insect bite of unspecified part of neck, sequela
        • S10.97 Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck
        • S10.97XA Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
        • S10.97XD Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck, subsequent encounter
        • S10.97XS Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck, sequela

Instructional Notations

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela